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+reskit
+======
+
+***INCOMPLETE***
+
+Resource kit for the Sega Genesis/Megadrive.
+
+# Convert PNG to tile + palette set
+```
+reskit tileset --input file.png --output file.bin --format bin
+```
+The file format will contain the palette required by the image, followed by the image.
+
+## Caveats
+* Image dimensions that are not a multiple of 8 will be rounded up to the nearest multiple of 8.
+* Input images containing more than 15 colours will not be converted and will throw an error.
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